New York Stock Market Mixed as Large Operators Sell
In a lackluster session investors saw early gains fade as selling by large traders undermined strength. Major issues including Reading Union Pacific St Paul and United States Steel declined toward the day’s low while Rock Island bonds and related issues weighed on sentiment. Foreign markets remained firm with Beers and Rio Tinto recovering, while earnings at New York Central showed a modest net drop despite expense cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rock Island
Chicago
St. Lews
San Fransco
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Rec Island
Third Avenue
Interborough
Gould
Reading
Union Pacific
St Paul
United States Steel
Bank of England
de Beers
Canadian Northwest
New York Central
American Tobacco
Atchison General
Atchison Adjustment
Atchison
Atlante Coast Line
Baltimore and Ohio
Iscoghiyn Rapid Transit
Central of Georgia
Burlington and Quincy
Pacife
Pac
St Louis
Colorado Industrial
Colondo Midland
Colorado and Southern
Delaware and Hudson
Erie Priar
Erie General
Hocking Valley
mterborough-Metropolitan
Japan
Louisville and
Nashville
Manhattan Consolidated Gold
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Missouri
Kansas and
Texas
Missouri, Innes and Texan
National Railroad
Mexico
Newark Central
Reading General
Republic of Cuba
Iron Mountain Contal
San Francisco
St. Louis Southwestern Consolidated
Seaboard Air Line
Southern Pacifc
Southern Failway
Texas and Pacific Ists
Toledo
Amalgamated Coppers
Manges City
Pla
ACO
Louisville
Hide and Leath, Ptd
Ste M
Iit
Kansas
Kans
Am. Stott
Refag
Western
Am Sugar Refining
Norfolk and Western
Northern Pacific
Anaconda Mining Co
Pacific Mall
Pennsylvania
Atlantic Coast Line
Mi Saul
C. C
Baltimore and
Ohio
Pallman Palace
Broklyn
Canadian Pacific
Republic Steel
Bama
Central of
Northwestern
Colorado Fuel and Iron
BOM
Southern Pacific
Colo
South
Bsouthern Railway
Consolidated Gas
Tennessee Copper
Texas and Pacific
Denver
Rio Grande
Pol
St L
Hen
West
Erie
Union Pacife
Frfe Rat Pd
United States Rubber
General Electric
Bel
Great Northern
Utah Copper
Mlinois Central
Virginia-Carolla Ghemscay
Westinghouseledtric Ca
International Pump
Western Union
Central
Wheeling and Lawri
Kansas City Southern
Wisconsin Central
New York Stock Zeington Stock Exchange
Boston Closing Prices Mixed Across Rail Stocks
Boston market reports closing prices for multiple rail and utility shares. Notable items include Boston and Albany at 2 1 3 percent, New York Central at 12 per, General Electric at 145, United Fruit at 133, and United Shoe Machine at 33 1 3. Advertising notes appear for Post want ads offering free classified listings.
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Boston
Albany
Maine
New York
New
Massachusetts Electric
Massachusetts Gag
United Fruit
United Shoe Machine
Bee
North Butte
Atlantic
Bingham
Shannon Bes
Uta Frre
CurB Market Rates and Money on Call Report
CURB MARKET New York Aug 14 Money on call east 1 1 percent ruling rate 1 closing bid 1 offered 1 1% Time loans dull but firmer quotes 60 days 2% 80 days 2% 8 months 5% Prime mercantile paper 1 ng percent Sterling exchange steady bankers' bills 4.3490 4.95 for 60-day bills and 8 645 for demand Commercial bills 4.34674 34% Bar silver 52 Mexican dollars 45 Government bonds steady Railroad bonds irregular.
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New York
Igi
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
Acta
London tin market sinks as London and local markets ease
The London tin market closes weak with spot at 126 15s and futures at £186 6d. Copper rises to £60 1s 6d spot and £60 1s 6d futures. Lead advances to £18 0s 3d London, while local prices are largely unchanged across the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Lake
Foca
Rey
Cleveland
Sis
Foundry Northern
Southern
Sowthern
Baltimore Markets Report Prompt and Quiet Trading
Baltimore markets report steady activity with flour firm receipts 6 962 and exports 5 191. Wheat dull with several futures quotes noted, corn and oats subdued, spot and September prices listed. Hay steady, eggs quiet, cheese unchanged. market tone muted ahead of trading window.
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Baltimore
Liverpool
Washington Stock Exchange Egg and Poultry Prices
Market notes indicate egg receipts remain light with mixed quotations for nearby Virginia and West Virginia eggs. Poultry supplies are uneven as hens and turkeys show varied demand, while vegetables and fruits show fluctuating availability and prices across multiple regional items.
Market Review Signals Bearish Road Ahead For Stocks and Cotton
London buyers were indifferent as prices fell and speculation waned. Gould road bonds rose while Wabash and Missouri Pacific moved up. concerns over Harriman's plans and a court secured receiver’s authority fed optimism, but trade remained uneven. Dealers warned of top heavy gains and a broad shift by professionals as cotton and grain volatility amplified market swings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gola
Missouri ‘Pacific
Wabash
Gould Roads
Gould
Harriman
Wabash-Pittsboro
Union Pacific
Kansas City
Southern
Mang
Gas Leads Trading As Wall Street Bears Eye Washington
Washington Stock Exchange sessions show 420 shares traded and 4000 dollars in bonds moved. Washington Gas drew strong focus with a bear market undercurrents seen. Railway and Electric plans to straighten tracks at Wisconsin Avenue and P Street and build a new car house spur growth prospects. fire insurers discuss forming an underwriting company across New Jersey Pennsylvania Ohio to widen reach and pool risk. six of eight local firms favor the plan led by Commercial German American Franklin Firemen Arlington and Potomac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mergenthaler Linotype
United States Trust
Michell Mining
Washington Gas
Washington Railway and Electric Common
Washington Raltway and Electric Preferred
Bia
Georgetown
Washington Ga
Capital Traction Bs Ag Anacosta
Fotom
Solumbia
Wwe
Columbia
Ua Metropolitan
Washington Railway and Electric
Potomac Electric Light
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Chesapeake and Potomac
Washington Market
Capital Traction
Washington Iwy
Ang Ble
Washington Rwy
Elec
Washington
Bell Telephone
Pennsylvania
Lanston Monotype
Sreeno-Cananea
Lynch Mitchell
Ats
American T
Lincoln Me
American Securiny and Trust, Tee
Union Trust
Washington Lean Ani A Trust
Arlington
Columpig
Corcoran
Franklin
Corman- Americans
National L'mon
Potomac
Suranch
Commission Houses
Stock Exchange Houses
Wall Street
Cotton Exchange
Stock Exchange
Washington Stock Exchange
Washington Railway and Electric Company
Wisconsin Avenue
P Street
Tennallytown
Mergenthaler
Mitchell Mining
United States Trial
New Jersey
Ohio
Commercial
Firemen’s
Fpotomac
Fruit Prices and Market Listings From a Historic Page
A fragmented OCR shows assorted fruit prices and market entries including apples Georgia Maryland Delaware pears Southerns La Conte goosberries and melons. Noted are per barrel per double crate per quart prices and quantities reflecting a busy early market listing.
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Astrachan
Southers
Bouthern
Band
Clapn
Georgia
Marylandre
Maryland
Delaware
Plinms
Jersey
North Carolina
New York Produce Prices And Market Notes
A fluctuating New York market report lists poultry butter cheese flour and other commodities with notes on receipts and prices. Peanut and potato values are given alongside freight and coffee figures for regional markets, with Easter related potato prices and flat Dutch cabbage listed.
New York Grain Wheat and Corn Prices in Flourishing Trade
New York grain reports show wheat futures firm on Canadian frost and Manitoba rains while spot wheat advances with exports cited at about a million bushels. Prices for No 2 red and No 1 Northern Duluth edge higher. oats rise on receipts and quality categories. rye remains dull in quiet trading.
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Elevetor
Duluth
Canadian
Raina
Manitoba
IBM
Chicago grain market shows strength on cooler western weather
Western Canada cold snap and export revival boosted wheat prices with September futures up while corn and oats mixed. Reports cite heavy trader buying, strong Western demand, and improved exporters demand though live hogs declined, with pork and lard futures slipping by day’s end.
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Canada
France
Minneapolis
Duluth
Chicago
Proviciona
A. Strom Pat
B.altig
Bath
Rob
Livestock Market Reports Mixed Prices Across Livestock
New York August 13 live stock market shows receipts across cattle calves hogs sheep and mules with steady to weak tendencies. Cattle receipts about 4000 head and prices steady to 1.00 for steers 4.75 to 5.00 for cows. Hog receipts about 24000 head with market down to 1.55 lower. best heavy and packing hogs range 6.40 to 6.50. Sheep and lambs about 19000 head with lambs weak to 2c lower and ewes steady. yearlings up to 20. Cattle and calf prices also noted in regional bids from Jo rgo August 13.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Southwest Virginia
Norfolk
Epinach
Kiefer
Georgia
Western Aloo
Maryland
Delaware
Jersey
New York
Jorgo
Washington cattle maree and hog prices from trade list
Prices for cattle meat and hogs shown in a historical trade list include per owt and cwt rates. Cattle values range around six pence per weight and other terms indicate ordinary and clipped sheep, lambs, and related market figures with irregular OCR spellings.
New York Cotton Market Mixed With Cautious Trading
The New York cotton market shows cautious trading as traders weigh remaining long interest and crop progress. Prices close steady to slightly down with August up two points, October easing, and December and January around 9.0 cents, amid bear pressure, healthy Southern weather, and mixed Liverpool movement.
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New York
Liverpool
SOO
Dissolves Injunction on $1 675 000 Beta Securities
Detroit judge dissolves the injunction restraining Hayden Stone Co. of Boston from disposing of securities valued around 1 675 080 held as collateral for loans to Cameron Currie Co. The collateral secures about 1 300 000 in Hayden Stone claims. Intervening creditors oppose dissolution, arguing specific stocks were deposited without rightful entitlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Mandell
Wayne
Heyden, Stone & Co
Boston
Cameron Currie & Co
Hayden, Stone & &Co
Lege Currie & Co
Georgia Ore Lands Bought by Carnegie Schwab Interests
Chattanooga Tenn Aug 13 For several days agents said to be representing the Carnegie Schwab interests have been in north Georgia securing options on ore lands It is learned that they are from Pittsburg and have purchased the Colgar Interests including Dirt Seller Mountain to Chetmonogs county Ga and other ore properties They are securing options on others A new company will have offices at Summerville Ga and a big steel mill may be built there
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Carnegie-Schwab
North Georgia
Pittsburg
Colgar
Mountain
County
Summerville
Oil Sprinkling Ordered for Union Station Plaza and Nearby Streets
The commission directs oil sprinkling on Union Station plaza with cost shared by the grade crossing elimination fund and the Washington Terminal Company. Additional oil orders cover the Connecticut avenue bridge Irving street Park road Lamont street Newton street and Sixteenth street. Also approved are 2650 feet of 8-inch water main along Florida avenue and sewer work related to the Connecticut avenue bridge.
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Union Station
Washington Terminal Company
Connecticut Avenue Bridge
Irving Street
Sixteenth Street
Adams Mill Road
Park Road
Fourteenth
Twentieth Street
Lamont Street
School
Nineteenth Street
Newton Street
Eighteenth Street
Irving
Oak Street
Florida Avenue
Eighth Street
New Jersey Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Rock Creek
Connecticut Avenue
Maloney's creditors sue for bankruptcy in Supreme Court
Creditors of Roger Q. M. Maloney file a petition in the District Supreme Court seeking adjudication of bankruptcy after an attachment on his personal property. Receivers set with a $10,000 bond, Maloney ordered to show cause by August 15. Claims include debts to Merchants National Bank of New Haven and others, plus real estate and vehicles valued at several thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the District
Roger Q. M. Maloney
Roger Q. Mims
Texas
Cairo
M Street
Sixteenth
Seventeenth Streets
Hugh H. O’bear
John M. Shelles
Justice Barnard
Maloney
Merchants National Bank
New Haven
Conn
Lawrence A. Downey
Joseph Twyman
Douglas, Baker & Sherrill
Switchmen Mediation Board Meets President on Delaware Lackawanna Dispute
Chairman Knapp of Interstate Force commission and Commissioner Nells of the bureau of labor, serving as the Erdman act mediation board, conferred with President F. T. Hawley and VP D. A. Harshbarger of the Switchmen's Union of North America. Hawley urged the board to ask President Truesdale to meet a union committee to settle the conflict with the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. The board agreed, and Hawley stayed to relay the message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knapp
Interstate Force Commission
Nells
Bureau of Labor
Mediation Board
F. T. Hawley
D. A. Harshbarger
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company
Hawley
Truesdale
Damages hearing order in DC street grade changes suit
In the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia the commission is set to appraise damages for grade changes on streets and alleys in the District, involving the Baltimore and Potomac line and related blocks. Notice names commissioners Baker Moss and Spransy and requires claims within twelve months of September 22, 1908.
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Supreme Court OF the
District of Columbia
Court of the United States
Act of Conarese
Balimore and Potomac Bajirona Company
Teteict Court
United States District Court For
District At Columbia
Art of Congress
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
Diatrict of Columbia
United States Courthouse
City Hall
United States Marshal
Aventied
Aaid
Gnack
Qongrens
Philadelphia, Dartimore and Washington Railroad Company
South Capitol
D Street
Sixth Street
School Street
C Street
Seventh
Virginia Avenue
Seventh Street
Sixth
Maryland Avenues
Eighth Street
Square
Tenth Street
Eorthment
Maryland Avenue
Street
Ninth
Eleventh
Fourteenth Street
Water Street
Aveners
Congress
Charles
George W. Moss
George Spransy
Commission
J. R. Young
F. E. Cunningham
Ator
OH. Thomas
Jas. Francis Smith
Supreme Court OF
Telleve Frankin
Thomson Fubliz
Washington
Franklin and Thanson
Distric
Columbia
Itis
United States
Claumhla
Eald S
Washington Law Reporter
Washington Evening Star
Washington Pol
Washington Herald
A. D
JGR Garnatd
Janice
Sea
Young
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Consolidated Stock Exchange of New York
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Te Promply Mle
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Frederic V
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U. &. Treasury Supervision
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PA Ave
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Walter Reed Army General Hospital
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National Museum
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